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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
... dropping 9 per cent on last year, Edinburgh sales fell by 5 per cent and Aberdeen by 4 per cent.Phil Hullah, the firm's commercial director, acknowledged there was "no doubt that trade … proved challenging" and there was "subdued customer sentiment".He said fashion had sold best, but homeware fell 13 per cent and electrical goods 16 per cent. But he remained upbeat, saying customers...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
... our shops proved challenging when compared to exceptional results last year,” commercial director Phil Hullah said.Retail analyst Freddie George at Seymour Pierce said they were a “very weak’” set of figures.He also cited sporting events such as Wimbledon and the Euro 2008 football championships as having an impact.On the out-of-town decline, Mr George added: “There must be more going...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
... our shops proved challenging when compared to exceptional results last year,” commercial director Phil Hullah said.Retail analyst Freddie George at Seymour Pierce said they were a “very weak’” set of figures.He also cited sporting events such as Wimbledon and the Euro 2008 football championships as having an impact.On the out-of-town decline, Mr George added: “There must be more going...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
... branches saw double digit sales declines and of these four saw declines of over 20 per cent. Phil Hullah, commercial director at John Lewis, said: "Taking a full week's perspective, there is no doubt that trade in our shops proved challenging when compared to exceptional results last year. Overall, Scotland and the north of England fared best, while our out-of-town shops faced the...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
... record on the opening day. That helped to push sales up 9.7% that week.Commercial director Phil Hullah said: "Taking a full week's perspective, there is no doubt that trade in our shops proved challenging when compared to exceptional results last year." Scotland and north east England fared best while the out-of-town shops faced "the most difficult conditions". Sales of household...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
... record on the opening day. That helped to push sales up 9.7% that week.Commercial director Phil Hullah said: "Taking a full week's perspective, there is no doubt that trade in our shops proved challenging when compared to exceptional results last year." Scotland and northeast England fared best while the out-of-town shops faced "the most difficult conditions". Sales of household goods...
